Ghana Wins Its Opener

Serbia-Ghana. Ghana starts the game well. I had figured the absence of Michael Essien  would hamper the Black Stars, but the midfield looks sharp, organized and tough. The Ghanaian defensive line looks up to the task as they're handling everything that comes their way and distribute the ball weel from the backfield. Still, the first half saw little in the way of real chances. to

In the 53rd minute, Tagoe puts a beautiful ball in, right on his teammate's head and he pushes the ball wide Should've been 1-0.

Three minutes later, Serbia has their own should'a could'a moment, as Zigic gets a pass placed right onto his feet, but the Serbian Peter Crouch misplaces the easy shot in the opposite direction from glory.

Kingson saves a powerful shot on-keeper from Klasic a few minutes after Lukovic is sent off for a 2nd yellow. Then Kuzmanovic suffers a moment of madness and needlessy commjts a handling violation in the box. Asamoah Gyan coolly places the game in the back of the net and that's a 1-0 winner for the Black Stars.

This was a very good game to watch. And I have to say, the referees so far have been nearly flawless. Having had to watch the pitiful MLS refs so much, the past few days have been enjoyable from the standpoint of soccer that isn't ruined by incompetent reffing.